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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Culicomorpha » Midges (Chironomidae) » Orthocladiinae
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Two Tone Midges - male - female
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Two Tone Midges - Male Female
Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California, USA
April 27, 2009
Size: around 5mm
Male and Female on a daisy-like flower

**Late Edit**
The male reminds me of another midge posted on the guide,
a Cricotopus, seen here:


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Contributed by HandsOff on 1 May, 2009 - 3:44am
Last updated 4 July, 2009 - 9:41pm

Moved
Moved from Midges.
… John F. Carr, 4 July, 2009 - 9:41pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… v belov, 19 May, 2009 - 12:35pm login or register to post comments

Don't know
It looks like Cricotopus but lacks the white band on the tibia found on species with black and yellow abdomens.
… John F. Carr, 1 May, 2009 - 1:47pm login or register to post comments

Ceratopogonidae?
It looks almost Ceratopogonid like "biting midge", with the paint-brush like antennae, I'm probably wrong I don't know.

rob d
… R.J. Deady, 1 May, 2009 - 10:48am login or register to post comments

 
I wasn't familiar with ceratopgonids...
...but I think that they are only about half the size of these midges.

The legs do seem to be mostly dark colored. Maybe I can find a better shot of the tibiae.

For now I am adding another frame because it shows a view of the head that seems distinctive, maybe it will help.

Thanks for the suggestions!
… HandsOff, 2 May, 2009 - 12:22am login or register to post comments

 
I agree Cricotopus
I think John is right above, Probably Cricotopus lebetis or trifasciatus spp. That banding of the abdomen seems quite distinctive. The antennae are much more plumose than I first thought also. Nice pic!
… R.J. Deady, 2 May, 2009 - 5:06am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks R.J.
The legs really do seem to lack the light colored bands. I might have chalked that up to inadequate light, but I think John has offered a good clue!
… HandsOff, 2 May, 2009 - 10:42pm login or register to post comments

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